Japan's tightening job market pushes more firms under, survey shows
Japan may see corporate bankruptcy cases hit an 11-year high in the fiscal year to March as some firms go under due to a lack ...
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Japan’s Service Robot Market To Triple by 2030 as Labor Shortages Deepen
Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from ...
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BOJ’s fresh take on labor crunch opens door for more rate hikes
On paper, Japan’s output gap ... the BOJ said a dwindling pool of female and elderly workers meant labor market conditions are tightening even amid subdued economic growth.
A destitute Osaka district faces erasure
Authorities aim to 'gentrify' Kamagasaki, once Japan's largest day laborer district, by displacing the many homeless who have ...
Japan union group says gained hefty average 2025 pay hike, albeit less than last year
A major Japanese labour union group said on Thursday its member unions had struck agreements for substantial wage hikes, ...
Strong January pay data keeps Bank of Japan on course to increase rates
Headline cash pay growth slipped to 2.8 per cent in January from 4.4 per cent in December. Growth in one-off bonus payments fell 3.7 per cent after December’s 6.2 per cent rise, which helped pull the ...